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Suspect Bombers Might Be Breath-Tested
Fort Lee, NJ (UPI) Oct 27, 2005 Terrorist bomb makers beware - New Jersey scientists have developed a breath tester that might lead to your arrest. The portable tester - called Heartsbreath - can detect traces of chemicals found in explosives when they are exhaled by people who have handled the bombs. The device was developed by Michael Phillips and colleagues at Menssana Research in Fort Lee, N.J. It was originally intended for medical diagnosis, using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to analyze volatile organic markers in one's breath, and it has already been used to detect early-stage lung cancer. The device was approved last year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for detecting heart transplant rejection. Since chemicals from explosives can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin and then stored in body tissue, Phillips wondered whether the technology could help either convict or acquit terror suspects. He tested people who handled explosives as part of their daily work and found they exhaled a range of plasticizers and other volatile compounds that weren't exhaled by people not in contact with explosives. Phillips hopes to test whether the breath tester could be used to detect exposure to radiation. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Menssana Research SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The Long War - Doctrine and Application
UK Faces Legal Threat Over CIA Flights
London (UPI) Nov 30, 2005A leading human rights group has threatened the British government with legal action if it does not investigate claims that CIA flights, allegedly carrying detainees to secret prisons for torture, were allowed to land at British airports. |
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